Love Me Tender
As Recorded by Elvis Presley

Key of D - 4/4 time - 74 bpm

Intro:  |D  

Verse 1
|D              |E7            |A7          |D
Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go.
|D               |E7            |A7            |D
You have made my life complete, and I love you so.

Chorus
|D       F#7    |Bm      D7   |G      Gm       |D
Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfilled.
|D       B7    |E7          |A7          |D
For my darlin' I love you,  and I always will.

Verse 2
|D              |E7           |A7             |D
Love me tender, love me long, take me to your heart.
|D                  |E7           |A7         |D
For it's there that I belong, and we'll never part.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3
|D              |E7           |A7             |D
Love me tender, love me dear, tell me you are mine.
|D            |E7             |A7                    |D
I'll be yours through all the years, till the end of time.

Repeat Chorus

Fade out



Note:  For the Bass Player, The “|” indicated the downbeat of each measure